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French consumer spending falls again in April
PARIS : French consumer spending on manufactured goods fell by 1.8 percent in April as sales of new cars slowed followi
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Spending on durable goods fell by 6.3 percent in April following a 1.2 percent fall in March, which INSEE said was "due in large part to a sharp drop in automobiles" of 10.2 percent.
Sales of household furnishings also fell, by 1.5 percent, following a 0.6 percent dip in March.
Fine weather contributed to a 3.2 percent drop in spending on energy, while consumers shelled out 0.8 percent more on food.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011